A section of people from Koomapatti under treatment for dog bite at Watrap Government Hospital in Virudhungar district of Tamil Naduy. File photo: Special Arrangement More than 37 lakh cases of dog bites and 54 suspected human rabies deaths were reported during 2024, the government said on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S.P.

On this occasion, we planned something very different today - something promising, even festive. The story of how Koomapatti, a small village tucked in a rural tamil over, found a sudden glory through social media - thanks to a clear young man and his viral videos But the story and the mood changed overnight. Because Tamil Nadu was shaken by something much more worrying.